AQUATIC PLANTS 



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diameter, piling up to some height on account of its pecuHar means of 

 reproduction, the new plants springing directly out of the parent 

 leaves, as pictured in illustration. Ordinarily the plants are about 

 six inches in diameter and are of very pleasing appearance. Native to 

 the tropics around the world. 



Fig, 194. Water Fern (Reduced one-half) 



Fig. 195. Water Chestnut (Two-thirds size) 



